gb_madcat_sl Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) Photos have been shot for this one! This is the Kinetic 1/48 F-16I Sufa built to represent a F-16D Block 52+ of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). It has essentially the same shape as the Sufa with the only visible difference being the WAR HUD in the cockpit. The camouflage was painted with Gunze acrylics 305, 306 and 308. Exhaust parts were painted with Alclad Jet Exhaust and Pale Burnt Metal. Weathering and panel-lining was done with Tamiya enamels. The RSAF only has one squadron which flies this advanced Viper; 145 Sqn “Hornet†based at Changi Air Base East. The only available accurate decals for this particular squadron come from Isradecal’s initial F-16I Sufa sheet. This was the option I used. I chose to model ACFT 666 as seen at the RSAF Open House in September 2008. The centerline fuel tank, AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN Navigation pod, AIM-120C AMRAAMs and AIM-9M Sidewinders came from the kit as were their decals. The AN/AAQ-28 LITENING pod was from Dr. Pepper’s excellent line of resin items. The GBU-10 laser guided bombs were from Hasegawa’s Weapon Set D. Finally, the 600 gallon tanks were “donated†by a Hasegawa F-2B kit. Additional details added include Royale Resins’ wonderfully casted F-16 Block 52+ wheels, scratchbuilt WAR HUD, DASH-3 HMD sensors on the canopy and the static discharge wicks. Tamiya spares provided some clear parts which were omitted from the Kinetic kit like the fin-tip and tail lights. Well, enough of the talk. Photos are below. As usual, critique, comments and feedback are most welcome! Edited August 3, 2009 by gb_madcat_sl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moeggo Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Looks Great! I have the Sufa that about to start very shorty! Looking forward to it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hurbert Chen Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 :) EXCELLENT!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Beautiful Build ! Really, everything is Stellar ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qian Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Excellent job Mark!! ;) But I do have some critiques. Firstly, the cockpits aren't all black in colour but rather dark grey in colour at the walls. And since this is the new Block 52+, the intake nav lights are clear when they are unpowered and the RSAF Block 52+ does not have the DASH-3 sensor unlike the Block 52. But nonetheless, congrats on a job well done on this viper! Big ;) from me!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScreamingEagles Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Great finish pal I liked the panel lines. One question: Are there any major fitting problems?? (Especially between upper and lower fuselage and air intake parts) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infideon Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 GOOD JOB! neat paint! well done as usual mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Great work and great photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackout Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Nice. Shall we have another build-off? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16rhs Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 One of the best Vipers i have ever seen! Congratulations! Cheers Panos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Many thanks guys for the compliments. I did make some errors especially with the cockpit colours and HMD sensors. Thanks for pointing that out, Qian. I've learned something new. @ ScreamingEagles: There were some fitting problems with the intake assembly but I do not recall having any difficulty mating the completed intake with the fuselage. Overall the kit is buildable but it does have its challenges along the way. Put a little TLC into it and you'll have a rather nice rendition of the F-16I sitting on your shelf. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viperbite Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 A very nice build Cheers, J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScreamingEagles Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 (edited) ]@ ScreamingEagles: There were some fitting problems with the intake assembly but I do not recall having any difficulty mating the completed intake with the fuselage. Thank you very much for the info. Edited June 23, 2009 by ScreamingEagles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolf_el_Real Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 GREAT JOB Congratulations, i like so much that version of the advanced Block 52+ Viper. Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 What a fantastic build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Texas Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Great detail job on a fine looking model Texas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thank you all for the kind comments, gents! I really hope that this build and the one by blackout will motivate all of you to try out this kit and find out for yourselves that it is not as bad as some put it out to be. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sid de Koning Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Lovely crisp build! I got to start mine... Regards, Sid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Yet another great looking Kinetic Viper here at ARC. Nice pics to show off this Singaporean Viper too. Big Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks, guys! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulo Jose Simas Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 An amazing paint work ! I like the color variation ... superb !!! I like those Kinetic kits ... Cheers, Paulo Simas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qian Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Oh... did you forget to mount the ejection handle on the seat? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew83128 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Great job, one of the best I've seen so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Sorry to bring this thread back to life. Yesterday, the regulars at a LHS and I had the opportunity to display our models at a National Day event. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Mr Teo Chee Hean was the guest of honour and he signed on the base of my 2 RSAF F-16s. Talk about an official endorsement! He's the guy in red pointing at one of the exhibits. I'm the guy standing next to him in blue. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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